Summary: Audubon Wyoming received the 2011 award for Outstanding Service to Environmental Education (EE) by an Organization at the Local Level from NAAEE.
Audubon
Wyoming Receives International Environmental Award
Washington,
DC – Audubon Wyoming has received an award for Outstanding
Service to Environmental Education (EE) by an Organization at the Local Level from
the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). The award is given each year at the NAAEE annual
conference.
Jacelyn Downey and Dustin Downey accepted the award on Saturday, October 15, 2011, at the 40th NAAEE annual conference in Raleigh, NC (USA).
“Audubon Wyoming was absolutely thrilled to learn
about NAAEE’s award,” said Alison Holloran, deputy executive director of Audubon
Wyoming. “Jacelyn and Dusty took the idea of the “Community
Naturalist – a classroom without walls” concept – and made it into a reality
over the past six years. During that
time Jacelyn and Dusty have developed outstanding, comprehensive environmental
curricula for school children of all ages.
They have been outstanding members of the Audubon team and well deserve
this award for their tireless efforts in environmental education in Wyoming.”
Audubon Wyoming community naturalists served more
than 4,000 students in six Wyoming counties during the 2009-2010 school year
and 670 community members in workshops and activities. Through park and creek
cleanups, multiple opportunities for members of the public to get involved in
citizen science programs, organization of Earth Week activities, teacher
trainings, K-12 education, and numerous other community presentations, Audubon
has been an integral part in the approach to draw out the vital connections
between people and their community.
Audubon
Wyoming and
previous award recipients are highlighted on the NAAEE Web site, http://www.naaee.net/programs/awards.
The
North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) is an
international network of environmental educators who infuse communities with
high-quality teaching methods to show the positive, non-confrontational ways
that people can bring about solutions to environmental challenges. Find out
more information about the organization and the conference at www.naaee.net.
For Further Information Contact:
Sue
Bumpous, Program and Communications Manager
NAAEE
(202) 419-0413
sbumpous@naaee.org
www.naaee.net
The award was presented by NAAEE interim executive director (on left) Linda Rhoads.
